Are You an Amazon?

Who were these women? When and where did they live? How was their story important to me—as well as to the women I saw in my dream? And, ultimately, how could this help my children and the millions of other children of the world? I got so involved; I even traveled to Turkey to find out more (that’s where they started out).

I was stunned. Thousands of years of history came to life, and I understood that the Amazons had enacted the first resistance movement in human history. They were queens and warriors, committed to maintaining their way of life in the face of incredible opposition. Warring tribes were systematically wiping out entire communities whose foundation for growth had been peaceful and expansive, for millennium, and the Amazons stood up against that rising tide of aggression.

These were the women and the leaders of their time. They fought back for 1500 years, eventually dying out or dispersing into the steppes of what is now Russia and China. How come I’d never known that? Why hadn’t we been taught their history in school?

Truthfully, I knew why the Amazons were considered mere legends and the stuff of myths. It just didn’t compute in our conditioned minds to take seriously the possibility that women could be the leaders of any era. We’ve been too long objectified, and to this day have to struggle for things as basic as equal pay and safety.

Clarity began to show itself. My work was to present to women their true potential, and teach them how to step into the future as genuine leaders. Understanding from my own experience of how limiting our thoughts were, and how women sacrificed their lives as well as their health just to get by and keep our species going; my job was to present a systematic process to empower women from the inside out, teaching fitness on all levels. Spiritually, emotionally, and physically.

Furthermore, strong women leading others would provide a different future for the children. You see, women possess the perfect minds and instincts to discover and implement more productive ways to solve problems than our current leaders have done.

Now, everywhere I go I look for her. I look for the woman who wants change, but doesn’t always know how to proceed. I look for the woman who is tired of feeling compromised because she’s female, or confused about how she could make a difference in the world around her.